Wildlife Species Affected by West Nile Virus

Last
Updated: 9-04-2003

Disclaimer: Many of those listed are species provided by the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention based on reports from state health
departments or are results released by other state and federal agencies.
The USGS National Wildlife Health Center has not verified the identification
of the species provided by these agencies. For a list of dead birds
that have tested positive for WNV, please visit the CDC website:
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/birdspecies.htm

Note: Species included in this list are wild animals unless followed
by a "(c)", which denotes either a captive or farmed animal(s). Virus
or viral RNA was detected in animal tissue unless followed by an "(a)", which
denotes detectable antibodies only have been reported.

Order Squamata

For more information
on the West Nile virus you can access: the
USGS
Center for Integration of Natural Disaster Information web site,
or contact: Emi Saito, USGS, National Wildlife Health Center at 608-270-2456,
Erik K Hofmeister, USGS, National Wildlife Health Center at 608-270-2476
or Dr. Stephen Guptill USGS, Geographic Sciences Branch at 703-648-4520.